"You might be an alcoholic if..."
How do you know if you're a college alcoholic? How about if every night of your weekend consists of going to parties? What about people who drink every weekend to fit in? This is a common problem found in college, especially when you have three-day weekends every weekend.
We all know that underage college kids drink, and we all know that when everyone leaves on the shuttle at 10 PM on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night that they're not going shopping. And this is where the trouble begins. All the freedom of college goes to their heads and they think that the only thing to do every weekend is drink and go from party to party in Oakland. One of my favorite weekend activities is sitting outside at night on the weekends to watch everyone who has been out partying come stumbling back in. The girls can barely walk in their high heels and the guys are loud and obnoxious. They're funny to watch, but the fact that they feel that drinking is the only way to have fun on weekends is not funny. When you live in the city, there's always something to do, even when most stores close by 6 PM.
Everyone knows that college kids are going to drink, even when there are other activities, but I think the party needs to slow down. The weekend shouldn't be about what parties to hit and how trashed you're going to get. What's the point of going to college if you can't even remember it in the morning?
By Leanna Indyk and Kaci Lewis
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